© Gianni Ciaccia Austria's No.1 Jurgen Melzer posted his 10th consecutive win to book a spot in the final of the Open de Moselle in Metz.
Melzer needed one hour and 24 minutes to dismiss French wild card Macq Gicquel 7-6(3), 6-3 and notch his 110th career win.
The 25-year-old is on quite a roll, winning the first tournament of his seven-year ATP career three weeks ago in Bucharest (d. Volandri). He is riding a 10-match winning streak. After a dismal 1-8 start to the year, Melzer has gone 30-15 for an overall record of 31-23.
For the title, Melzer will take on third-seeded Novak Djokovic, who defeated local favorite Sebastien Grosjean 6-7(4), 7-6(1), 6-3 in two hours and 44 minutes.
Djokovic, 19, won his first career title at Amersfoort in July (d. Massu) and was runner-up at Umag a week later (l. to Wawrinka). He also reached the semis at Zagreb in February (l. to Ljubicic). He has won 17 of his last 21 matches after starting the year 16-11.
Djokovic has won more matches this year (33) than anyone else on the ATP circuit who is still a teenager.
The Serbian, who is still in the run for a berth in the prestigious circuit-ending Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai, started the week at the No.20 spot in the INDESIT ATP 2006 Race, but now stands at No.19 with 235 points (135 points behind No.8 David Nalbandian).
Melzer needed one hour and 24 minutes to dismiss French wild card Macq Gicquel 7-6(3), 6-3 and notch his 110th career win.
The 25-year-old is on quite a roll, winning the first tournament of his seven-year ATP career three weeks ago in Bucharest (d. Volandri). He is riding a 10-match winning streak. After a dismal 1-8 start to the year, Melzer has gone 30-15 for an overall record of 31-23.
For the title, Melzer will take on third-seeded Novak Djokovic, who defeated local favorite Sebastien Grosjean 6-7(4), 7-6(1), 6-3 in two hours and 44 minutes.
Djokovic, 19, won his first career title at Amersfoort in July (d. Massu) and was runner-up at Umag a week later (l. to Wawrinka). He also reached the semis at Zagreb in February (l. to Ljubicic). He has won 17 of his last 21 matches after starting the year 16-11.
Djokovic has won more matches this year (33) than anyone else on the ATP circuit who is still a teenager.
The Serbian, who is still in the run for a berth in the prestigious circuit-ending Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai, started the week at the No.20 spot in the INDESIT ATP 2006 Race, but now stands at No.19 with 235 points (135 points behind No.8 David Nalbandian).
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